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A micronova burst in the intermediate polar IGR J17014-4306
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A solar energy research paper on A micronova burst in the intermediate polar IGR J17014-4306.
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We report the detection of a short optical burst in TESS data of IGR J17014-4306, the eclipsing intermediate polar with the longest known orbital period. The burst lasts 1.56 d and shows multiple peaks, reaching $(9.3 \pm 0.2) \times 10^{33}$ erg s$^{-1}$, and releases a total energy of $(3.25 \pm 0.01) \times 10^{38}$ erg. The burst parameters are consistent with those of a micronova eruption, currently understood as a thermonuclear runaway in the magnetically-confined accretion column. From its energy, we infer a burned column mass of $\sim 1.6 \times 10^{-11}$ M$_\odot$, which implies a recurrence time of $\sim 20$ d. Our search for similar events in long-term Gaia, ASAS-SN, and AAVSO light curves reveals 16 possible fast brightenings over $\sim 11$ yr, suggesting that micronova events may be frequent in IGR J17014-4306. Timing analysis of the TESS data shows that the white-dwarf spin period remains stable before and after the burst. During the burst, however, the power spectrum becomes more complex and exhibits multiple peaks. The classification of IGR J17014-4306 as a micronova brings the total number of confirmed systems to eight. Its extreme orbital period and eclipsing nature make it an ideal test-bed for further studies of magnetically confined thermonuclear burning on white dwarfs.
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